mysterious

mystérieux, inexplicable

Étrange et difficile à expliquer ou à comprendre.

En anglais simple : Strange and difficult to explain or understand.

• We heard a mysterious noise.
• Police are investigating his mysterious disappearance.
• The lights went out for some mysterious reason.

Synonymes : puzzling, inexplicable, enigmatic

Expressions courantes : mysterious disappearance, mysterious noise, mysterious circumstances

mystérieux, inconnu

Qui vient d’une personne ou d’un endroit que personne ne connaît ni ne peut identifier.

En anglais simple : Coming from a person or place that nobody knows or can identify.

• A mysterious package arrived today.
• Someone left a mysterious note on my desk.
• We never identified the mysterious caller.

Synonymes : unidentified, unknown

Expressions courantes : mysterious phone call, mysterious message, mysterious package

mystérieux, énigmatique

Dont les autres connaissent mal la personnalité ou les caractéristiques.

En anglais simple : Having a character or features that other people know little about.

• Our neighbour is a mysterious man.
• A mysterious stranger sat alone in the corner.
• She remained mysterious even to her closest friends.

Synonymes : enigmatic, inscrutable

Expressions courantes : mysterious stranger, mysterious woman, mysterious past